censorship
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No Freedom of expression at Bristol’s Arnolfini Gallery
In December you were among the more than 1000 artists who announced their refusal to engage with Bristol’s Arnolfini until the arts centre took reparative action over the censorship of two cultural events programmed by Bristol Palestine Film Festival in November 2023. Today we are writing to thank you for making this campaign possible and… Continue reading
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Artists for Palestine
Will you stand with arts workers in Bristol who are refusing to engage with Arnolfini International Centre for Contemporary Arts until its leadership commits to uphold freedom of expression on Palestine? Continue reading
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Final Countdown: We’re Being Targeted
In the last year alone, MintPress was banned from PayPal with our balance seized, blocking donations to our website. Leaked emails imply that may have taken place with the involvement of British intelligence. At the same time, GoFundMe took down our fundraisers and banned us from their platform. Continue reading
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A Conversation With Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Guilty Of Journalism’ Book Launch
Shadowproof and Project Censored present a conversation between Kevin Gosztola and Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg to mark the release of Kevin’s book, “Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange.” Continue reading
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‘Grotesque’: Google, YouTube Invest $12 Million in Global Fact-Checking Media Network
Claiming that “Combating misinformation is an ongoing global challenge for society,” Google and YouTube on Tuesday said they will spend $12 million to create a Global Fact Check Fund that will support a network of 135 fact-checking organizations operating from 65 countries in more than 80 languages. Continue reading
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Digital Maps Require Greater Government Oversight
Even though I have lived in Los Angeles for more than five years, I still regularly open the map on my phone to orient myself, to avoid traffic, and to choose the best restaurants nearby. Anecdotes and data tell me that I’m not alone: The majority of Americans regularly use mobile GPS navigation, even in their own cities.… Continue reading
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Biden Sanctions Nicaragua (Again)
On Monday, President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on Nicaragua’s state-owned mining enterprises. Revenue from these mining operations funds Nicaragua’s social welfare programs. The move comes less than 2 weeks before President Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista party is expected to secure major victories in local elections. Continue reading
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Mass Media Omertà: Burying Al Jazeera’s ‘The Labour Files
The damaging revelations about the Labour Party in the recent four-part Al Jazeera series, ‘The Labour Files’, and the almost totalitarian silence in response by British news media, should ram home the illusory nature of ‘democracy’ in the UK. Continue reading
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The September 2022 issue 237 of ColdType is now online
Tuesday, 6 September 2022 — ColdType Continue reading
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Journalists who challenge NATO narratives are now ‘information terrorists’
A US state department sponsored round table on ‘countering disinformation’ was recently held at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine. “Information terrorists should know that they will have to answer to the law as war criminals” Andrii Shapovalov Continue reading
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Independent Journalist Facing 3 Years Prison in Germany For Reporting Truth From Ukraine
German independent journalist Alina Lipp has been defying mainstream media by bravely reporting from Ukraine’s Donbass region. Now the reporter, who has been based in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region for six months, is facing three years in prison in her home country for her “crimes.” Continue reading
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CBS Wanted To Do Critical Reporting On Ukraine’s Government But Ukraine’s Government Said No
Following objections from the Ukrainian government, CBS News has removed a short documentary which had reported concerns from numerous sources that a large amount of the supplies being sent to Ukraine aren’t making it to the front lines. Continue reading
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How The CIA Made Google
INSURGE INTELLIGENCE, a new crowd-funded investigative journalism project, breaks the exclusive story of how the United States intelligence community funded, nurtured and incubated Google as part of a drive to dominate the world through control of information. Seed-funded by the NSA and CIA, Google was merely the first among a plethora of private sector start-ups… Continue reading
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Canada: Government Censorship Rebrands with “Disinformation” Campaign
Last week the Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Management released a report titled “The reach of Russian propaganda and disinformation in Canada”. According to lead author Anatoliy Gruzd, “the research provides evidence that the Kremlin’s disinformation is reaching more Canadians than one would expect. Left unchallenged, state-sponsored information operations can stoke societal… Continue reading
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RT responds to ‘trial after conviction’ by UK media watchdog
The broadcaster says it’s being punished for sharing views and facts the British establishment want kept out of the public eye Continue reading
The New Dark Age 